Education is a right for all Children

Al Salam (Peace in Arabic) Learning Center was initiated by a group of Syrian Canadian activists to support the biggest victims of the Syrian crisis: children.

With the support of generous donors like you, on October 8, 2012, Dar Al Salam opened its doors to the singing, clapping joy of 950 Syrian refugee children who were attending school for the first time in two years. We will continue to work for these children, to give them an opportunity to believe in themselves, bring some normalcy back to their lives, and become productive members of society.

Children have been particularly targeted  by the criminal Assad regime. Many children have been killed in barbaric ways. Many more have lost their parents and will never experience life as a complete family. Above all, they are denied the right to live an innocent and joyful childhood, part of which is an education. The right to an education is recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Al Salam seeks to fulfill this right for Syrian refugee children.